| Itinerary:
Beijing-Yichang-Three Gorges- Chongqing- Dazu- Beijing |
|
| D1 |
Arrive
in Beijing
Arrive in Beijing. Meet your guide upon arrival and transferred to
your hotel. After lunch, visit the Temple
of Heaven |
| D2 |
Beijing
Morning tour to Tian'anmen
Square & Forbidden
City with lunch. Afternoon sightseeing includes Summer
Palace. Welcome Peking Duck
Banquet in the evening |
| D3 |
Beijing
Full day excursion to the
Great Wall. After lunch, a drive to the Ming
Tombs along the Sacred Way. Dinner and Acrobatic
Show in the evening |
| D4 |
Beijing
Morning tour to Hutongs with
rickshaws including rickshaw rides into the lanes (Hutongs),
visits to kindergarten, private families, Prince
Gong's Palace and Garden, Street Committee and Old People's Activity
Center. Lunch in the private families. After lunch, visit the Lama
Temple. Dinner and Peking Opera
in the evening |
| D5 |
Beijing
to Yichang
Morning flight to Yichang. Upon arrival, meet your guide and visit
San You Cave and other sightseeing with lunch. Stop at San Dou Ping
village to view the construction site of the Three
Gorges Dam, a breath-taken irrigation works. After dinner, pre-board
the cruise |
| D6 |
Yangtze
River Cruise
Sandouping (Three Gorges Dam Project) to Xiling Gorge--Pass Gezhou
Dam and the Yichang Ship Lock. This afternoon, you'll pass through
the Xiling Gorge, first of the fabled Three Gorges as well as the
beautiful Shennong Stream--- excursion in sampan for this most beautiful
"little Three Gorges" |
| D7 |
Yangtze
River Cruise
Wu Gorge to Wushan (Lesser Three Gorges)/Qutang Gorge-- Pass through
Wu Gorge and arrive at Wu Mountain. Later, pass through dramatic Qutang
Gorge, framed by steep mossy cliffs |
| D8 |
Yangtze
River Cruise
Fengdu-- Early morning arrival at Fengdu. Go ashore to visit a local
market and Fengdu Ghost City |
| D9 |
Chongqing
Arrive at Chongqing, where you disembark. Tour the Stillwell Museum,
the E-ling Park, People's Hall and the Artists' Colony. With lunch
and dinner. Check in at the hotel |
| D10 |
Dazu
and back to Beijing
A full day excursion to the world-famous Dazu Grottos. With lunch
and dinner. Back to Chongqing. Evening flight to Beijing. Stay overnight
in the hotel in Beijing |
| D11 |
Airport
transfer and Departure |
| Fee |
Low
Season:US$1128 per personHotel and Cruise Single Supplement: US$338
High Season:US$1168 per personHotel and Cruise Single Supplement:
US$358 |
| Remark |
Minimum
Group Size: 2 persons
Low Season: March to April, June, July, August, 15-30 November.
High Season: May, September, October, 1-15 November.
Cruise stops in winter time: December to February
There might be special cruise tours during Chinese New Year
|
| Prices
include |
Three
or Four-Star hotel accommodations (on twin sharing basis), all meals
as listed, air-conditioned tour bus, admission fares, Four or Five-Star
Yangtze River cruise (on twin sharing basis) with 3 meals on board
and all shore excursions, English-speaking tour guide service, air
fare for Beijing to Yichang and Chongqing to Beijing flights and domestic
airport taxes, and travel insurance in China |
| Prices
not include |
Transportation
from your country to and back from China; international airport departure
tax, customs fee; China Visa fee; optional tours/meals. Gratitude
to guide and driver is not included |
